GD Florença
| Full name | Grupo Desportivo Florença |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1995 |
| Ground | Municipal Stadium (Estádio Municipal) Santa Maria, Sal, Cape Verde Estadio Marcelo Leitão Espargos, Sal |
| League | Sal Island Premier Division |
| 2015–16 | 6th |
Grupo Desportivo Florença (Capeverdean Crioulos of ALUPEC or ALUPEK: Grupu Disportibu Florensa) is a football club that plays in the Sal Island League in Cape Verde. It is based in the city of Santa Maria in the southern part of the island of Sal and plays in its municipal stadium north of the town center and at Estádio Marcelo Leitão. The level is a beginner club.
The club was founded in mid 1995. In its first years of competition, they played with lesser clubs mainly from the island including ASGUI, Gaviões and Jovens Unidos.
Florença became a registered club in 2014, at the time was one of the six newest clubs in the Sal Island League. They played their first match in the regional Opening Tournament in late 2014 and later the regional Second Division in 2015. Along with ASGUI, they became the next two clubs to compete in the regional Premier Division as the club finished first.
Florença and ASGUI became the two of the seventh clubs top participate at the second tier competitions in Sal. Their first Premier Division match was their first with Juventude of Morro Curral played on February 7, 2015 which ended in a scoreless draw. The club finished sixth and became the seventh club to spend their second season in the second tier competition, they had 17 points five wins and scored 16 goals, the club had only a win at home the highest goals scored over a club was over ASGUI with four goals. Their match average was 1.547. The club lost to Académico Aeroporto on April 9, 2016 and was their worst defeat for a year.
Florença played their 25th championship match on January 14, the start of the 2017 season, the club challenged the city's main club SC Santa Maria and lost 2-3 to that club. At the time, the club never lost to Juventude and Santa Maria. Their position ranged from low to moderate, they started 6th and finished 5th with 18 points and scored 14 goals, Florença conceded 23 goals, ahead of Verdun and Gaviões. Florença's worst defeat became worser, first a 0-4 loss to Académico do Aeroporto on April 23, then a 5-0 loss to Juventude on April 30 and became the club's worst match to date. In March 2017, the club headed straight to the regional cup semis for the first time and lost the match in mid-March, it was their greatest success at the regional cup competitions as a semifinalist.
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